​The Athens Microneurosurgery Laboratory has been operating since 2013 and has swiftly grew an outstanding international presence in regards to academic output and as a major node for microneurosurgical training. More than 25 original research projects –focused primarily on white matter or skull base anatomy–  have been published in the main journals of neurosurgical academic discourse such as the Journal of Neurosurgery, Brain Structure and Function, Neurosurgical Review etc. This endeavor resulted in 7 PhD theses, 5 of which have been defended, and collaborations with the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the Royal Infirmary (Little France, Edinburgh) and the Anatomy Lab at the Imperial College London & the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Queen Square, London.  Additionally, 5 international and 8 national fellows have carried original research in 6 and 12 months structured fellowships.

Moreover the Athens Microneurosurgical Laboratory has been organizing annually, since 2015, the International Neurosurgical Anatomy and White Matter Dissection course under the auspices of EANS. The course provides outstanding hands-on experience with cadaveric specimens in 16 fully equipped stations with operating microscopes and micro dissection instruments. The trainees—residents and young neurosurgeons from around the world– are tutored by world-class faculty of prominent neurosurgeons from major European and North American institutions.

The students of the MSc Clinical and Experimental Neurosurgery, are motivated to take part in the Lab research activity and curry out their own research projects. In addition, in the 3rd semester, there are two Laboratory lessons, where students are introduced in the Neurosurgical Skull Base Approaches and the White Matter Dissection technique, in human specimens.